Coat hanger



March 30, 1937. H. M. SCHLIESTEDT 2,075,063

COAT HANGER Filed Nov. 22, 1955 IVE/VJ M Jena/47507 gym/1M;

Patented Mar. 30, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to new improvements in hangers and more particularly to a hanger for dresses, coats and the like. Heretofore difficulty has been encountered in the use of hangers for supporting dresses of the low neck type in that the shoulders of the dresses slip from the ends of the hangers, causing the dresses to fall to the floor and become soiled.

It is one of the objects of the invention to 0 provide a hanger which is adapted to support the shoulders of the dress.

Another object is to provide means for clamping the shoulders of a dress to a hanger.

Another object is to provide a hanger having a pair of opposed clamping arms pivotally mounted on the hanger and adapted to clamp the shoulders of a garment thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pair of spring-urged clamping arms adapted to be operated by the hook of the hanger.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for releasably holding the clamping arms in open position.

With these and other objects in view, the in- 5 vention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying drawing wherein like references represent corresponding parts and where- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device in open position Fig. 2 is a front elevational view showing the hanger in closed position Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1

Fig. 5 is a detail section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the springs.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 1 indicates a hanger having a concavo-convex wooden supporting bar 2 provided with a transverse opening 3 adapted to slidably receive the stem portion 4 of a supporting hook 5. Pivot pins 6 are adapted to be mounted transversely of the bar 2 in close proximity to the hook 5. Clamping members 1 are provided with a pair of parallel side plates 8 and 9 adapted to be pivotally mounted on the pins 6 at opposite sides of the bar 2 and. transversely thereof. The upper ends of the side plates 8 and 9 are connected by means of a clamping arm I0 arranged longitudinally with respect to the bar 2. Formed longitudinally in the clamping arms l0 intermediate the ends thereof is a reinforcing rib ll. Attached to the lower face of the arms ID in any suitable manner as by gluing or the like is a cushioning pad l2. The lower ends of the side plates 8 and 9 are adapted to be connected together by means of a transverse bar 13. A U-shaped guide I4 is mounted transversely beneath the bar 2 and is provided with a transverse opening IS in the bight portion thereof. The opening I5 is adapted to receive the lower end of the stem 4. The lower end of the stem 4 is riveted to the lower face of the bight portion I6. The lower ends of the side arms ll of the guide M are provided with inwardly extending fingers l8 adapted to support a pair of superimposed leaf springs l9 and 20 slidably arranged in the guide M. The outer ends of the springs I9 and 20 are provided with downwardly extending arms 2! and 22 respectively. The arms 2| and 22 are riveted to the outer faces of the transverse bars i3 as at 23. The inner ends of the springs I9 and 20 are provided with guide jaws 24 and 25 respectively. The jaw 24 is adapted to slidably receive the spring 20 and the jaw 25 is adapted to slidably receive the spring IS. The spring I9 is provided with a downwardly depressed stop 26. The spring 29 is provided with an upwardly extending stop 27. In open position the jaws 24 and 25 are adapted to engage the stops 21. and 26 respectively whereby to hold the arms I0 in spaced relation with respect to the bar 2 as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

In operation the device is arranged in open position as shown in Fig. 1 with the arms l0 raised and the hook in lowered position. When it is desired to support a garment 28 the garment 28 is placed on the hanger in the usual manner with the shoulders 29 arranged upon the outer ends of the bar 2 and the hook 5 pulled upwardly. Upward movement of the hook 5 will act to force the jaws of the springs over the stops 2'! and 26. Further upward movement of the hook 5 will act to pivot the side plates 8 and 9 of the clamping .member 1 whereby to move the arms downwardly upon the shoulders 29, clamping the-same to the bar 2. With this arrangement the possibilities of the shoulders 29 slipping from the bar are eliminated and the garment 28 is held in position until it is desired to remove the same. When it is desired to remove the garment 28 the hook is moved downwardly whereby to rock the arms ID to open position with the jaws 24 and 25 in abutment with the stops 2'! and 26 respectively. The

shoulders are then slipped from the ends of the bar 2 and the garment removed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple and efiicient hanger which is simple in construction and economical for manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A hanger comprising a supporting bar, a hook slidably mounted in said bar, a pair of opposed clamping members pivotally mounted on said bar on opposite sides of said hook, a pair of leaf springs arranged in superimposed relation, one of said springs having the outer end thereof connected to one of said clamping members, the other leaf spring having connection to the other of said clamping members, andmeans forming connection between said leaf springs and said hook whereby movement of said hook will act to move said clamping members into open or closed position.

2. A hanger comprising a supporting bar, a hook slidably mounted in said bar, a pair of opposed clamping members pivotally mounted on said bar on opposite sides of said hook, a pair of leaf springs arranged in superimposed relation, one of said springs having the outer end thereof connected to one of said clamping members, the other leaf spring having connection to the other of said clamping members, means forming connection between said leaf springs and said hook whereby movement of said hook will act to move said clamping members into open or closed position, and means formed on said leaf springs whereby to hold said clamping members in open position.

3. A hanger comprising a supporting bar, a hook slidably mounted in said bar, a pair of opposed clamping members pivotally mounted on said bar on opposite sides of said hook, a pair of leaf springs arranged in superimposed relation, one of said springs having the outer end thereof connected to one of said clamping members, the other leaf spring having connection to the other of said clamping members, a U-shaped clamping member adapted to embrace said leaf springs, and means forming connection between said U-shaped clamping member and said hook, whereby movement of said hook will act to move said first-named clamping members into open and closed position.

4. A hanger comprising a supporting bar, a hook slidably mounted in said bar, a pair of opposed clamping members pivotally mounted on said bar on opposite sides of said hook, a pair of leaf springs arranged in superimposed relation, one of said springs having the outer end thereof connected to one of said clamping members, the other leaf spring having connection to the other of said clamping members, means forming connection between said leaf springs and said hook whereby movement of said hook will act to move said clamping members into open or closed position, a U-shaped guide formed at the free end of the upper leaf spring adapted to embrace the lower leaf spring, and a U-shaped guide formed in the free end of the said lower spring adapted to embrace the upper spring.

5. A hanger comprising a supporting bar, a hook slidably mounted in said bar, a pair of opposed clamping members pivotally mounted on said bar on opposite sides of said hook, a pair of leaf springs arranged in superimposed relation, one of said springs having the outer end thereof connected to one of said clamping members, the other leaf spring having connection to the other of said clamping members, means forming connection between said leaf springs and said hook whereby movement of said hook will act to move said clamping members into open or closed position, a U-shaped guide formed at the free end of the upper leaf spring adapted to embrace the lower leaf spring, a U-shaped guide formed in the free end of the said lower spring adapted to embrace the upper spring, and means formed on i HANS MARTIN SCHLIESTEDT. 

